Background
Crothers grew up in Cookstown and studied at Rainey Endowed School, where he won the top mathematics and Science State Exhibition prize in 1959.
Crothers grew up in Cookstown and studied at Rainey Endowed School, where he won the top mathematics and Science State Exhibition prize in 1959.
Bachelor, Balliol College, Oxford, England, 1963. Doctor of Philosophy, Queen's University, Belfast, 1966. Master of Arts, Oxford University, 1967.
Lecturer Queen's University, Belfast, 1966-1976, reader, 1976-1985, professor theoretical physics, 1985—2007, head theoretical, computational physics research division, 1989—2001, professor emeritus, since 2007. Lecturer University College, London, 1970-1971. Honorary professor physics faculty St. Petersburg State University, since 2003.
Visiting professor Bordeaux I, France, 1984. Visiting scientist Institute for Theoretical Atomic and Molecular Physics, Harvard Smithsonian, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1993. United Kingdom chair United Kingdom-Japan Collaboration Theoretical Atmop, 1988-1998, manager Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council Rolling Grant in Theoretical Atmop, 1989-1998.
Local chairman International Conference Photonic, Electronic and Atomic Collisions, member international executive committee, Belfast, Ireland.
Member education consultative committee, member commerce consultative committee Northern Ireland Assembly, Stormont, Belfast, 1973-1975. Member Education Advisory Panel, Cross Party Education Group, since 2010. Member Hindawi Editorial Board.
Master: Royal Irish Academy. Fellow: American Physical Society. Member: Rugby Union, Belfast Harlequins (public relations officer 2006-2010).
Married Joan Matier Clarke, August 15, 1964 (divorced June 1977). Children: Adele Margaret Eleanor, Owen Derrick Samuel. Married Eithne Antoinette Doherty, December 21, 1978.
1 child, Mark Derrick Samuel.